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[Adi Linden]

Hi Ralph,

> Ok, this is a bit of a mess :-(
> There are 2 forums and 3 mailing list + 2 more mailing lists ? ...not to 
> mention, I keep sending mail to myself about 3 times :-) As long as
> I don't start replying to myself, I guess we're ok...

My fault, I originally setup the mailing lists on sourceforge. I made some
mistaks I couldn't fix and asked the sourceforge people to change it. So I
went and installed majordomo and ran mailing lists on my own box. I
intended to make the lists on sourcforge private, so noone can subscribe
or post messages... Also, last night I attempted to remove any names that
belong to the sourceforge lists. I hope it worked...

> BTW, did you seen the message about someone looking for the root
> password ? I send a response direct from my poor ailing memory, you 
> might be able to clarify this...I guess this means we've been spotted :-)

I entered a app record on freshmeat...


> No problem receiving mail...at least to this yahoo account...they just
> gave me a new computer at work, pre-installed with Windows and IE which
> should bring my work account back up.  then I just put everything on
> a floppy and move it where I need it..unless it >1.4MB...unless its on
> my target...ahhhhhhhhhhhh

Fun stuff!

> Your work stuff getting in the way too ?? 

Yup, the problem is all is work and play. I love my job! Just the
priorities are screwed up. What I am supposed to do and what I'd like to
do any given moment doesn't quite match all the time. Ohhh well...

> > Hey, you could have me play with a IPIX to build a kiosk and share my
> > development work with you for use in your work, make it boot, run from a
> > ramdisk, etc... :)
> > 
> 
> Not a problem...If you call Datalux and tell them what you're doing, they
> should be able to send you an eval - tell them Ralph sent ya!  1-800-datalux
> (free call !).

I'll give that a shot!

> Hmmm...not sure if we need to see them in this order, but it might be handy
> for the user to move/add packages if all three files had same name:
> 
> _package.list
> _package.tar
> _package.README
> 
> Looks good to me...just need to know whats in a package but I can't help
> you there..They're all just files to me!

So we'll stick with that...

> > So what would be suitable keywords?
> > 
> > Description:
> > Dependencies:
> > Compilation:
> >
> 
> 
> I think the keywords will have to be the package name, thats what I'm 
> getting from the lxdialog when the help button is pressed. 
> Just put it in the first column of the file...
> 
> #### _package.README 
> 
> file history
> ....
> script to build from RPM..hint...hint.
> .....
> _base_filesystem 
> 
>  "The best base file system package ever..described right here"
>    ...text...all about the _base_filesystem
>    shows up in the help screen until END is found...
> 
> END
> 
> compile notes,
> other notes that don't appear on help screen.
> #####

#### minicom.README

Initial release, untested.

minicom

Minicom is a simple text-based modem control and terminal emulation
program somewhat similar to MSDOS Telix.  Minicom includes a dialing
directory, full ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external) scripting
language, and other features.

END
####
 
Would the above be suitable? So it wouldn't need any other keywords? I
guess the package name shouldn't appear in the file history portion then.
The mods to 'fix' a RPM for PeeWeeLinux require a patch. I wonder if the
patch should be at the bottom of the README file? So put the compilation
and the patch output after the END statement?

> Or I can just dump the entire readme file to the help screen....

Depending on the contents that might be a lot to output...

> Cool, I couldn't get my V0.7 to load on source forge...hmmmm....maybe I can
> mail it to myself on 3 or four mailing lists :-)))

Upload to ftp://download.sourceforge.net/incoming then go to the admin
function of PeeWeeLinux and add the file...

I am having a very difficult time uploading to sourceforge. Basically it
doesn't work. SO now I login to the shell account, run wget to grab the
URL from my box... Once I think its done I login again and use ncftp to
transfer the file to the incoming directory. Then I go to the admin page
and finally add it.

So I want to do a cgi script that I can call like:
http://embedded.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/release.pl?file=embedded-0.19-src.tar.gz

It'll the do the above process and output a page saying it's all done once
it's done or send an email. Then I simply go to the admin page and add it
from there... Awkward process... 

> Its late again,

In the morning for me now :)

TTYL,
Adi

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